Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Objectives: By the end of the unit SWBAT:
 Analyze the institution of slavery and its impact on the
American character.
 Evaluate how the debate over slavery and the admission of new
states to the Union fueled sectionalism and secession.
 Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of the
Union and Confederate Armies
 Evaluate the role of African American soldiers during the Civil
War after the Emancipation Proclamation through the use of
primary sources
 Analyze the impact of Reconstruction on the American character
with regards to legislation and the treatment of African
Americans in the United States
Reading Assignments: Headings to Questions need to be completed for
each of the following: (Specific benchmark due dates will be given for
each of the following readings)
Slavery: Chapter 8.2 pp. 248-253 and 10.4 pp. 324-331 (Review H to Q
from 10.1 as well)
Civil War: Chapter 11 pp. 336-373 all sections
Reconstruction: Chapter 12 pp. 374-403 all sections
Essential Questions: THE BIG PICTURE!
Respond to the following questions using specific examples from the
Unit to support your reasoning. Make sure to type and attach your
responses!
1. What was life like for African Americans under the institution of
Slavery? What justifications were used by Southerners to support
the institution of slavery? How did slavery impact the
relationships between blacks and whites in the United States?
2. To what extent did slavery cause disunity and sectionalism in the
US? How did Westward Expansion become entangled with the issue of
slavery? What compromises or solutions were proposed during the
first half of the 19th century to deal with the sectional
differences over slavery?
3. What were the advantages and disadvantages of the Union and
Confederate armies during the Civil War? How did these advantages
and disadvantages affect the outcome of the war? How did the
nation change as a result of the Civil War? Did the war bring the
nation together or further divide it?
4. What was the Emancipation Proclamation and how did it affect
African Americans living in the Confederate states? What role did
African American soldiers play in the Civil War?
5. What was Reconstruction? How did this period shape the nation?
What new legislation was passed during the Reconstruction period?
How did this legislation impact the political status of African
Americans in the United States?
Important People Places, Events and Ideas….By the end of this unit, you
should have an understanding of the importance of the following key
people. places, events, and ideas which affected the United States
immediately proceeding, during and after the Civil War…
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Slavery:
Abraham Lincoln/ A House
Slavery Life Cycle:
Divided
Capture and the Middle
Stephan Douglas/ Freeport
Passage,
Doctrine
Auction Block,
Election of 1860
Plantation Life,
Oppression and Coercion,
Resistance
The War
Slave Trade
Secession of South Carolina
Master
Confederate States of America
Overseer
Richmond, Virginia
Filed Slave vs. House slave
Border States
Fugitive
Confederacy
Fugitive Slave Act
Jefferson Davis
antebellum
Stonewall Jackson
Abolition/ abolitionists
Robert E. Lee
Fredrick Douglas
Union
William Lloyd Garrison
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle
Gen George McClellan
Tom’s Cabin)
Ulysses S. Grant
Harriet Tubman/ Underground
Gen William Tecumseh Sherman
Railroad
Anaconda Plan
John Brown
“Total War”
Battles:
Civil War:
Fort Sumter
Events and ideas leading to the
Bull Run/ Manassas
War:
Antietam
Wilmot Proviso
Monitor v Merrimack
Compromise of 1850
Gettysburg
Kansas-Nebraska Act/ Bleeding
Vicksburg
Kansas
Appomattox Courthouse
Popular sovereignty
States’ Rights
Legislation:
Dred Scott v Sandford
Emancipation Proclamation
Republican Party
National Bank Act of 1863
Free Soil Party
Know-nothing Party
Reconstruction:
Radical Republicans
10% Plan v Wade-Davis Bill
Scalawags
carpetbaggers
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
Freedmen’s Bureau
Black codes
Sharecropping/tenant farming
Ku Klux Klan